United Nations, March 21 -- As the full scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in South-West Africa continues to be assessed, the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the provision of emergency food, shelter, water and health care supplies to hundreds-of-thousands who have been affected across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $20 million on Wednesday to ensure aid reaches those most affected, according to the UN Info.
The cyclone made landfall on Thursday night near Beira City, in central Mozambique, bringing heavy rains and flooding to the three countries and forcing thousands from their homes.
To date, it is feared that over 1,000 may have died in the disaster, w...